mf2 or rusty?
 

i can get my hand on a mf2 with a bunch of tires for 175 with no electronics or anything. but i have all that stuff from my rusty to put on. would this be a big improvement from my rusty? it has some decent upgrades
(rpm arms, carriers, steel yokes, alum idler and i got a lot of tires and rims for it...) but the guys at the track say the mf2 would be a MASS improvement over the rusty. i either buy this mf2 or new batts for my rusty... so which one should i do!!

lmk

I would stick with the Rusty...The MF2 isn't durable at all...You would be breaking stuff left and right. The Rusty, with the right setup, will be a decent racer. What motor/esc do you run in it right now?

i hate that... the other guy said his is way more durable and its the perfect racer truck. he said i would see a HUGE difference with this truck. maybe he was just trying to sell me something but that doesnt sound like him

i have the mm 5700. on the track i dont really like the speeds i get... could get a little faster and that is why im going to be ordering the a123s soon i believe.

after about half way trhough the track (furthest distance from where im standing when racing) my truck kinda runs unclean.. like im too far away. i have the jrsx remote for my revo but use the stock trx3 for my rusty. if i bought the jrsx receiver for my rusty should that help out the range?

thanks

The operative word for the XXX-T is racer, Losi is a pure racer. Its not that its fragile , its that its a racer and its not up to hard bashing. At our track there are a few who have XXX-T MF2's and with ss5800's they were rebuilding trannies every 5th race, I have a T4 that has never been rebuilt or adjusted in the year i have had it.

What gearing and what truck have you got the 5700 in?


Yes the reciever will help, If you have an old dial type radio, set it to AM and sweep the stations and listen to the noises and whistles, thats interference. Going to FM will eliminate most of that noise, going to spread spectrum or nomadio will be better, but yes the reciever will help

kk cool thx crazyjr

ya i like bashing more than racing actually... my gearing is 87/16 i beleive.

If thats in a rustler, you may be undergeared. The rustler has a 2.72 transmission ratio, where the T4 is 2.60. I think if you put a 20 tooth pinion on it, it will wake up. If its running hot you might lose a little heat as well. In my T4, it would run 164 motor and 163 ESC on avarage with a 14 84 gearing, Going to an 18 it droped a little heat.

o cool. i wouldnt mind more speed!

The higher you go, the wilder it gets

i still dont really understand how gearing works. what makes it go fasteR? and what is more acc and all that

I have both the XXX-T brushless and a few rustys(including an all aluminum FLM rusty). The losi is fun when its tuned right......WHEN ITS TUNED RIGHT. But it is such a bugger to get it just right. Everything has to be perfect, and the slipper and diff are always changing as you drive it so it is a constant battle. I've come to love, hate, love and now hate again my xxx-t. It's just too dam picky and fragile. The dif is a nightmare so I can't put any real power to it. I am thinking about just selling both of my xxx-t's to some Losi fanboy on ebay.

lol man iom glad this forum is here. i was going to waste 175 on a POS!!

thanks alot guys!

The MF2 is arguably the best racing platform out there. The Rusty is a great muli-purpose machine but not as capable of a racer.

A well built & tuned MF2 is fast and durable on the track. I would never use one as a basher however.

ya bashing is what im all about! jumped the rusty off a 30 foot cliff yesterday and NOTHING brokeeeee wahooo!! going for round 2 today with the revo!

Then go Rusty, use the parts you have to hop it up, and buy more from FLM to finish it off!

BTW, who's the hottie in the avatar?

lol my g/f (thanks!)

ya i was thinking of buying some flm parts to make it look flashy and have it be able to bash hardcore!! also racing at the track is fun.. theres no way around bashing!!! its the best!!

GO Rusty for many reasons. First it is more durable and with 170 you can get lots of stuff like flm chassis and arm combo. Second you already seem to have a bullet proof chassis in the rusty and not saying the xxxt wont take it but if it could not take it there is no realy replacement you can get like a steel idler. Third there is a lot more stuff on it which means more things can go wrong. For example i have a xxxt and when i would bash it and jump it on to the road(not the best place to land) it would always break the rear lower part of the chassis. Fourth if you do race the xxxt would be better but i would still recommend the rusty in the racing case to. This is why my friend has a stampeed he races at my lhs with about 10 other stadium trucks (like accosiated and losi ones that are all very tuned up but they are a tad bit slower than the pede) when he race a lot if times his front shock caps blow of and then the front end is draging and it is very hard to turn unless you keep it on the throtle. 4 out of 5 races he wins with this car. Do you know why? Because he is good and his car is slightly faster. What i am saying is the car matters but if you can dominate with the car you have you can just about beat anything. For example if i ran an erevo and mike ran a stock maxx he would win because he can drive even though my car would because he is a better driver. Lastly if you decide to race and you are good at (it this is the best part) and you can beat those guys that have spent over a grand in there cars trying to get them up to National Racer specs that makes them mad. I have one guy at our thrack that has a MFT2 and a LRP with 16 turn speedo and spektrum and a fail safe and matched battery packs and my friend still beates this guy with a stampeed. Stick with the rusty.

lol well first off. i suck at racing... i am extremely horrible but o well! i have more fun bashing! racing is just something to do at night! but ya im def going to stick with the rusty. so far noone has said anything good about the mf2 lol

thanks guyss!

MT2 is good but not as good as a basher it would work but it will start to get very loose feeling i have a xxxt and i bash it and the steering is all out of wack and i break a lot of things it will work but the rusty will be more solid i think.

lol and that is why im getting th rsuty

Yes any thoughts about a flm chassis mike sells

Lots of good to say about the MF2, just not for bashing! That's all.

eh... for the chassiss..... idk for now.. going to buy some a123 batts first. i wont buy a chassis unless needed (i want one or i brake mine lol)

but if i was a hardcore racer i would get the mf2.